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thawthaw1 /θɔː $ θɒː/ verb1[intransitive, transitive] (also thaw out)HEMDN if ice or snowthaws, or if the sun thaws it, it turns into waterOPP freezeThe lake thawed in March.2 →it thaws3[intransitive, transitive] (also thaw out)DFC to let frozen food become warmer until it is ready to cookOPP freezeThaw frozen meat in its packet and then cook as soon as possible.4[intransitive]FRIENDLY to become friendlier and less formalAfter a few glasses of wine Robert began to thaw a little. →thaw out→ See Verb table

thawthaw2 noun1[singular]HEMDN a period of warm weather during which snow and ice meltThe thaw begins in March.2[countable]PG an improvement in relations between two countries, after a period of unfriendliness